Artist/Maker
American Piano Co.
Player piano roll box (cover only)
ca. 1914
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Cardboard, paper
Overall: 2 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 32.4 x 6.4 cm )
Z.1779.18
DescriptionCardboard cover from player piano roll box; with printed paper labels affixed to one end, to top, and inside.Markingsprinted paper label: affixed to one end: "RYTHMODIK / RECORD MUSIC ROLLS / D9255 / PRICE / $1.50 / Medley One-Step No. 6 / Ziegfield Follies 1914 / (1) My Little Pet Chicken; (2) Prunella / Mine; (3) Rock Me in the Cradle of / Love; (4) Futurist Girl. / (For Dancing) / Played by Oscar Lifshey and / Frederick Arno / AMERICAN PIANO CO., / NEW YORK, U.S.A."
printed paper label: affixed to top: "This MUSIC ROLL is manufactured under U.S. Patent No. / 1, 025, 077; and is licensed under said patent for sale and use only / when sold at a price not leass than the price originally printed on the / label affixed to the music sheet or its box. . . . / . . . [etc.]"
printed paper label: affixed inside: "DIRECTIONS FOR PLAYING THIS ROLL / Set Tempo Lever as indicated . . . / . . . [etc.]"
ClassificationsENTERTAINMENT & RECREATION